‘TxDOT’s Still Bulldozing Over Our Communities’
Community members say the state transportation agency is violating its agreement with the feds to reduce the discriminatory impact of its plans to expand I-45.
Josephine Lee
Josephine Lee is the Texas Observer's 2023-2024 David McHam Investigative Reporting Fellow. She has previously worked as an educator and community organizer. Her reporting on labor, environment, politics, and education has been featured in The Nation, Salon, Daily Beast, Truthout, and other outlets. She was raised in and lives in Houston.
Articles by Josephine Lee
A Roadmap to Rebuilding Communities
Texas highways have destroyed and dominated our built environment. Megan Kimble's book "City Limits" offers a new vision.
‘The Hobby’: A Love Letter to Board Gamers like My Son
The documentary reminds us how to revel in creative play and the company of others.
Houstonians Force Anti-LGBTQ Democrat into Runoff with Progressive Challenger
Meanwhile, a long-term incumbent who backed a controversial state school takeover easily secures renomination.
‘It’s Time for a Change’: Dem Behind HISD Takeover Faces Challengers
House Representative Harold Dutton Jr. stands behind the state takeover of the district. Can he survive another reelection after its fallout?
Judge Dismisses Charges Against Brownsville ISD Honor Student
For a third time, the Cameron County District Attorney's Office had asked for more time to pursue criminal charges against 11-year-old Timothy Murray.
Jim Crow Still Lingers in Bonham, Civil Rights Lawyers Say
A complaint filed this week alleges biracial child faced two years of racially motivated attacks.
Abbott Appointee Slams Brakes on American Indian/ Native Studies Course
The course was getting a first read after years of review. Then, the chair of the state Board of Education said he needed more time to assess it without “drama or controversy.”
Working Class Perspectives on the ‘Migrant Crisis’
NYC Mayor Eric Adams was supposed to welcome immigrants bused from Texas. That's not what's happened.
Prosecutors Won’t Drop Charges Against Brownsville ISD Honor Student
Timothy Murray was put in solitary confinement after reporting Principal Myrta Garza for bullying.